AUTOMATIC DISHWASHER WITH PUMP ASSEMBLY

摘要

An automatic dishwasher with a tub that at least partially defines a treating chamber, a liquid spraying system that supplies liquid to the treating chamber, and a pump assembly that fluidly couples the treating chamber to the liquid spraying system and where the pump assembly includes a housing having an inlet, a recirculation outlet, and a drain outlet.

主权项

1. An automatic dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, comprising:
a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber having a tub liquid outlet; a liquid spraying system having a sprayer supplying liquid to the treating chamber; and a filter and pump assembly comprising:
a housing, defining a sump, and having an inlet fluidly coupled to the tub liquid outlet, a recirculation outlet fluidly coupled to the sprayer to define a liquid recirculation path from the sump to the sprayer, and a drain outlet;a filter having an upstream surface and a downstream surface and fluidly separating the inlet of the housing from the recirculation outlet to filter liquid recirculated through the sump;a wash pump fluidly coupled to the recirculation path to pump the liquid from the sump to the sprayer; anda drain pump having an inlet fluidly coupled to the drain outlet of the housing and an outlet configured to fluidly couple to a household drain.